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The first unified kingdom of Sweden had developed by 1000 AD, as local tribes combined - largely though warfare - into one dominant group. Unfortunately for historians, the names and dates of Sweden's earliest kings, from the period when they became 'Swedish', are now either lost or unclear. Some traces remain, either in difficult sources, or in the royal titles themselves: the first name in the following list is actually Erik VII.

This is a chronological list of the people who have ruled Sweden; the dates given are the periods of said rule.